{"id":74412,"date":"2026-06-22T23:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/thailand-expands-307m-crypto-mining-probe-as-chinese-financiers-face-arrests\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:52:36","slug":"thailand-expands-307m-crypto-mining-probe-as-chinese-financiers-face-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/thailand-expands-307m-crypto-mining-probe-as-chinese-financiers-face-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Expands $307M Crypto Mining Probe as Chinese Financiers Face Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Thailand\u2019s DSI seized 6,390 mining rigs after a $29 million electricity theft from the PEA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">U.S. Secret Service tracking revealed Wang Yicheng\u2019s group laundered $300 million annually from cyber scams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">DSI prosecutors are preparing a trial file against 8 suspects and 7 PEA officials for the NACC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Rigs Seized and Power Stolen<\/h2>\n<p>Thai authorities have expanded an investigation into illegal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> mining networks allegedly run by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/chinese-crackdown-bolsters-bitcoin-mining-in-thailand-bigger-investors-eye-setting-up-operations-in-laos\/\">Chinese financiers<\/a> that laundered more than $300 million (10 billion baht) annually through illicit cash operations. The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announced that the transnational network utilized a complex financial web to funnel money from online gambling, call center scams and cyber fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows a series of raids in 2025 by the DSI\u2019s Technology and Cyber Crime Bureau, which dismantled three major syndicates. At the time, investigators seized more than 6,390 crypto-mining rigs. According to a local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationthailand.com\/news\/general\/40067672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, the operations stole nearly $29 million worth of electricity from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), making it one of the largest state <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/malaysias-national-power-company-loses-over-1-1-billion-to-illegal-crypto-mining\/\">utility thefts<\/a> in Thailand\u2019s recent history.<\/p>\n<p>The probe has also ensnared local officials. The DSI has forwarded two cases to the National Anti-Corruption Commission targeting seven electricity authority workers, one law enforcement officer, and 13 investors and suspected accomplices accused of facilitating the operation.<\/p>\n<p>According to investigators, the profits from these tech crimes were laundered through corporate entities and bank accounts experiencing unusually high volumes of cash flow. To move the assets, the network allegedly hired Myanmar nationals to make daily cash withdrawals from Thai banks ranging from $910,000 to $1.5 million per day, totaling at least $307 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>The DSI added that U.S. law enforcement agencies provided intelligence tying a key figure in the operation, Wang Yicheng, to a major digital asset fraud scheme. The U.S. Secret Service previously seized more than $17.8 million in digital assets linked to Wang, part of a broader fraud scheme that caused nearly $61 million in total damages.<\/p>\n<p>Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants for eight suspects, including four Chinese financiers and four Myanmar team members. They are seeking seven additional warrants and have summoned five others to face formal charges.<\/p>\n<p>DSI officials stated that the illegal use of electricity for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> mining has evolved past simple utility theft, serving as a vital mechanism for international criminal syndicates to fund cybercrime and destabilize the country\u2019s economic and financial security.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors are currently preparing the case file for trial.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/thailand-expands-307m-crypto-mining-probe-as-chinese-financiers-face-arrests\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Thailand\u2019s DSI seized 6,390 mining rigs after a $29 million electricity theft from the PEA. U.S. Secret Service tracking revealed Wang Yicheng\u2019s group laundered $300 million annually from cyber scams. 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